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Short-term visit to severely polluted city can be detrimental to one's health, study shows

A new study by researchers at UCLA shows that even a short-term visit to a severely polluted city can be detrimental to one's health.

25 Nov 2019

Most adolescents exposed to marijuana marketing either on social media or print media

Despite restrictions on paid advertising cannabis on social media, most teenagers reported seeing marijuana marketing on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, according to a public health study authored by University of Massachusetts Amherst injury prevention researcher Jennifer Whitehill.

22 Nov 2019

Kessler Foundation to study use of minimally invasive treatment for meniscal tears

Kessler Foundation received a $590,000 award from The Geneva Foundation for a three-year study of the use of a an experimental minimally invasive treatment for meniscal tears--the injection of autologous micro-fragmented adipose tissue into the knee joint.

21 Nov 2019

New wearable skin-integrated haptic VR device can be controlled and powered wirelessly

Sensing a hug from your friend through a video call with him/her may become a reality soon. A joint-research team consisted of scientists and engineers from City University of Hong Kong and Northwestern University in the United States has developed a skin-integrated virtual reality system, which can be controlled and powered wirelessly.

20 Nov 2019

Changing sport restrictions for pediatric congenital heart disease patients

Historically, providers were restrictive in allowing children with congenital heart disease (CHD) to participate in youth sports, or even regular exercise.

20 Nov 2019

The case of the ACA’s disappearing taxes

It was a moment of genuine bipartisanship at the House Ways and Means Committee in October, as Democratic and Republican sponsors alike praised a bill called the "Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019."

20 Nov 2019

Virtual 'moonwalk' causes distortions in spatial memory

In order to remember where important events happened, or how to get from A to B, our brains form mental "maps" of our environment. An important component of these mental maps are the so-called grid cells.

18 Nov 2019

No symptoms? No thyroid testing!

The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care has published new recommendations that rule out the need to do a thyroid screening test “just because” if the patient doesn’t have symptoms of thyroid abnormality, is an adult, isn’t pregnant, and has no risk factors for thyroid disease. This should put to rest any doubts that thyroid screening is a part of a routine check-up.

18 Nov 2019

Treatment for coronary heart disease is just as good as stents or bypass

After 4 whole decades of thinking that invasive treatment (stenting or bypass surgery) for a local block in an artery due to cardiovascular (CV) disease could extend life and preserve heart health in patients who also had advanced kidney disease, the world just turned upside down.

18 Nov 2019

Antibiotics face an existential crisis

Antibiotics are facing an existential crisis less than a century after their introduction. The bacteria-fighting drugs are becoming less effective as a result of their overuse in both humans and animals.

18 Nov 2019

Neural architecture search automates the development of deep learning-based models for cancer research

Argonne researchers have created a neural architecture search that automates the development of deep-learning-based predictive models for cancer data.

18 Nov 2019

Research looks at the influence of online platforms on rising illegal drug epidemic

New research in the INFORMS journal Management Science looks at the influence online platforms have on the rising illegal drug epidemic. This study shows drug abuse treatment admissions and overdose deaths have increased since the founding of Craigslist.

18 Nov 2019

Majority of American parents cite socioeconomic factors as obstacle to staying healthy

Nearly two-thirds of American parents of children under 18 (65%) report at least one economic, environmental, or lifestyle factor that limits their family's ability to live a healthy life, according to a new nationwide survey conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of Nemours Children's Health System.

18 Nov 2019

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Short-term visit to severely polluted city can be detrimental to one's health, study shows

Most adolescents exposed to marijuana marketing either on social media or print media

Kessler Foundation to study use of minimally invasive treatment for meniscal tears

New wearable skin-integrated haptic VR device can be controlled and powered wirelessly

Changing sport restrictions for pediatric congenital heart disease patients

The case of the ACA’s disappearing taxes

Virtual 'moonwalk' causes distortions in spatial memory

No symptoms? No thyroid testing!

Treatment for coronary heart disease is just as good as stents or bypass

Antibiotics face an existential crisis

Neural architecture search automates the development of deep learning-based models for cancer research

Research looks at the influence of online platforms on rising illegal drug epidemic

Majority of American parents cite socioeconomic factors as obstacle to staying healthy

Research shows link between job losses during the Great Recession and drop in U.S. birth rates

Despite Supreme Court win, Texas abortion clinics still shuttered

Four important tips to stay safe and healthy during winter

Lab Innovations 2019 achieves record breaking numbers

Alzheimer's Association's funding enables expansion of aging study in longest running birth cohort

Bushfire smoke more hazardous to inhale than dust storm particles

Art gallery programs can improve wellbeing of people with dementia, study shows

How ELRIG Is Helping Mid-Career Scientists Navigate Leadership, Career Change and Redundancy

The role of UV-Vis in biopharma QC

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